Janis Ian, Society's Child, at the 92nd Street Y
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Janis Ian is a Grammy-award winning songwriter, singer, musician and columnist. She had a highly successful singing career in the 1960s and 70s, and has continued recording into the 21st century. Her hits include "Societys Child" and "Seventeen." She is the author of the recent memoir Societys Child: My Autobiography.
Anthony DeCurtis is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. His essay accompanying the Eric Clapton box set, Crossroads, won a Grammy in the Best Album Notes category. He is the author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work.
This was recorded May 4, 2009 at the 92nd Street Y. 
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I very much agree that this woman is a national treasure and incredibly underrated.
The lady has lost nothing over the years - amazingly powerful performance!!!!
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."
About 10 years ago. I started humming this at work... by the time I got 1/4 of the way onto it... about 2 dozen people were singing words out loud... took me by surprise. men and women mixed races... but all Baby Boomers...
She wrote that damn first song at 13. That's just amazing. And she had the complexity and Theory of Mind insight to not give it a happy ever after ending. Stunning element for a 13-year-old to put into a song.
Janis was and still is a breath of fresh air. A poet, philosopher and musician who was wise beyond her years. Please keep writing and singing. We love you.
OK well for opening comments I just re-watched the RUclips recording of her Society's Child Smothers Brothers Show performance and I sure as hell didn't see any ugly duckling there! When I first heard that one on the radio around then (mid '67) I was just eighteen and could have gone for someone with half her beauty and brains. But nerdy guys like me had to settle for stag clubs and hobbies while the musclebound jocks walked away with the campus queens. I guess it's just a matter of taste but I know real beauty when I see it. So glad I finally got to see a live performance. Well worth the wait.
damn, she still sounds amazing!
She did it live! She is a real singer/songwriter/guitarist!
Beautiful song. Beautiful human.
It's almost better now that she's older. I love it! I am sixty nine and grew up with her.
STILL THAT GOLDEN VOICE , COMBINED WITH "KILLER" LYRICS & GUITAR PLAYING". YESTERDAYS SUPER STAR, GROUND BREAKER, TODAY SHOULD BE RE-ELEVATED TO HER " THRONE"
At Seventeen was the most gut-wrenching description of the teenage years I had ever heard and until Tracy Chapman came along with Fast Car, I thought those kind of songs had disappeared. I own several of Janis's albums and love to put them all on when I am in an introspective mood. Wonderful artist, incredible life. The book is great, by the way.
Classic! Janis you've still got it! Cheers ~
I have admired this woman since I was 14 and heard Society's Child the first time
Love you Janis ~ thanks for all your great songs. 🎶🖤🎤
She hasn't lost a step -- her voice might even be better now than it was when she was a teenager. Amazing,
remember hearing her on WOR-FM in NYC(fm radio was 1st starting)It was on Murray the K's show.This song was a big thing at the time.I had forgotten Janis until I heard 17 on a reaction channel,gave me goose bumps.WOW
I still have the 45 of Societys Child that I bought as a young girl at Sam Goody.She still sounds great-very talented. Her music touches the soul.
When she sang this song, this time, it brought me to tears. There was so much feeling and pain in her voice.
yeah...timeless. this one is on God's iPod for sure.
This was the first song that hit me with such impact (I think I was about 12), that it gave me the moral and emotional compass to navigate the rest of my life. I'm now 68. Thank you Janis!
Her voice is still fantastic.
I met my first girlfriend in College in 1969. I'm Japanese American and she was White. I grew up in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, Boyle Heights. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley which was mostly White at the time. The first time her mother saw me, she said "Quick! Get him into the backyard before the neighbors see". After a few months, her mother threw an empty milk bottle at her and said, "I rather see you die in a car accident than go out with him!". Finally, her mother put her foot down and told her she wasn't allowed to see me anymore. My girlfriend told her father what her mother had said. The father told his wife, his daughter could go out with anyone who made her happy. The father was a WWII veteran that had been captured on Bataan and spend the war in a Japanese prison camp in Japan.
Rick Uyeda Great story!
That’s an incredible story! Thank you so much for sharing ： ）
thank you for sharing
That’s a truly inspiring story. Those prison camps were more brutal than most . Admire her father so much
Janis Ian has been the soundtrack to my life...then AND, especially, now!
I love you forever and beyond and thank you..😘😘❤️❤️👍👍👍🙏🙏☮️☮️☮️
I know Janis wouldn't want to hear this but I always looked up & admired her. She seems so approachable & friendly here. She's 1 of the people on my " people I want to meet" bucket list. I always knew she was cool and this video proves it. Love you Janis. You're in my heart & soul. Always 🎇
Thank you, thank you, Janis, for your wonderful voice, your soul. Your book is magnificent.
OMG, such a treat to watch and listen to her perform live. Her voice and those lyrics - esp to Society's Child and At Seventeen - are beautifully and perfectly paired.
Beautiful. She brings this amazing song to life with all the verve of the studio version by just her voice and guitar. What a touching performance.
What a true shining star she is.
Janis is so wonderful..........I've loved her work since I first heard "Society's Child" decades ago..........her music, lyrics are a treasure
A true talent! Almost better just to hear her with nothing but the guitar to accompany her. Her voice still is just right there.
janis ian is genius incarnate
unparalleled artistry
soothing to our souls when no one else can
a brilliant composition for every conceivable mood.
Don't know how heather and i could have survived this long without her. marilynm.
"truth is not the enemy" janis ian
WHAT A GIRL! SHE'S THE SAME AGE AS ME- LOVED HER SONGS THEN , AND NOW... THANKS FOR THE POST...
I stumbled on this video, following a reference from another song. I loved her voice and soul back in the day. Poetry not often found -- beautiful and accessible by most of us. Looking forward to her US tour. .
She still sings great, and plays guitar fantastic!!
Again to go Janis!!
Absolutely
After all these years...Her voice is exactly the same!
"Society Child"...was a intriguing melody, lyrics and a wonderful vocals!
"At Seventeen"...brutaly honest! Beautifuly done!
Love you Janis!!
societys child still holds strong today she a great singer
Imagine going into the studio and witnessing Janis putting these down perfectly in one take.
a deep message with heart and soul. felt since i first heard it until now. you and those you sing about are the most beautiful people at 17 or 87........
always, in spirit and music,
royal hartigan
you changed my life. don't be so humble. changed the lives of many women and girls. still amazing after all these years.
What a spectacular artist, songwriter, musician!
i just finished listening to her autobiography, and fell in love with her all over again.
Janis Ian is a great songwriter and she's still looks amazing. She's a super talented lady. Love this song
Wow she still sound great singing At Seventeen. How I love that song.
She is a "TRUE" artist. A legendary composer, singer.
I think she's a good actress also. She inhabits her songs like an actor.
So look forward to seeing her in concert this FRIDAY, 4/5/13!!!!
THanks for the Beautiful Music Janis Ian .....Looking forward to SOCIETY"S CHILD Biography!
I think her voice is even more beautiful and amazing. love her. loved her always.
Love Janis, so good to see her again! What a great talent.
I love you and this song, I live right across the way where i graduated from 8th graded when your song came out., june 1967... Bless you sweetie....
Experienced her live in 2002, because it was just that, an experience. I even got to spend some time with her after the show. It was like sitting down with an old friend! A consummate performer!
Sounds even better than from when I first heard her. Fantastic live performance!
Fabulous to listen to even after all these years. High school favorite.
Thank you so much for posting this, it was truly awesome!
OMG!!! Soul-stirring! So so so SPECIAL! You sound absolutely amazing! What an incredible talent and so courageous at such a young age! LOVE to you ALWAYS Janis Ian! xoxo
Never stopped loving your words and music!
Janis's voice and her music move me just as much now and they did when she performed these songs the first time, so many year ago. Always yours.
She still has it and still headstrong,loved that song in 8th grade, still relevant in many places and to that way of thinking. Go janis
I haven't heard this gem in quite some time but for some reason it was in my head today. Thanks Janis for bringing us this and to whomever posted.
She is simply awesome and lovely
Love her to death
Right on!
Omg! Autobiography? Sooo great..😂😂🙄and funny
Love you, Janis Ian! Always have.
Just amazing. Janis Ian is one of my all time heroes!
'At 17' really touched me, and it's great to see her doing so well now. Awesome.
little did she realize... all the guys that felt this way as well!!!! all the more to love this woman!
Brilliant woman. Love her humour too.
+eleniki I love her laugh! I've heard it often!
Makes me think about someone who I lost. I could have never have told my family-the wrong color.
You still have it. Brilliant. Love you.
So wonderful. So funny, so humble, yet to me she is a National Treasure.
That's real talent, real singing
I loved her songs then, and I still love them today. Bravo Janis!
i like the way she speaks. so clear and concise...
Wow. Janis looks like a grandma, but then it has been about 47 years since I remember hearing this on the AM radio!
FA Barragan
I was thinking the same thing. She really does look matronly - a far cry from her 16 year old self. I also recall listening to Society's Child on the radio. Hard to believe that we are not that far apart in age.
KarensImaginarium Just a simple observation Miss!
Karensimaginarium:
Not all 64 year olds look the same. These days, more and more, the boomers are choosing to try and look forever young. Some of the 60+ look as if they are in their 40's. It was simply an observation, not an indictment.
+Danielle Radicanin 65 looks very, very good on Ms. Ian.
+Danielle Radicanin She has beautiful skin and could easily look younger with haircolor. Nice to see a person choosing to look authentic physically. She could choose differently tomorrow.
Still gives me chills.........
One of.my very favorite.. 💕🌹
She's just so amazing... cool and awesome
Marvelous! What a voice.
I wore out many of her record albums. she is truly amazing and haunting
Beautiful always touches my heart
Have nothing from this lady in my collection,yet have enjoyed her when I hear her. Not often though.x
Nice little guitar with the big sound, custom neck is a 1/4" wider than most. Makes it easy to play clean fast chords.
this is beautiful.
Breath taking....
she sounds great, and one knows that all she went through as a teen has matured her into a confident still great singer of today. she seems happy now
I love Janis, always have.
What a good guitarists, too!
As a child she admired the work of folk pioneers such as Joan Baez and Odetta. Starting with piano lessons at the age of six or seven, Ian, by the time she entered her teens, had learned the organ, harpsichord, French horn, flute and guitar.
Wow, her voice is still so great.
I feel like I'm 17 again. Me and my girls in High School were huge Janis Ian fans.
Very good stuff! Great songs...
Se certainly is an American Treasure. One of my all time favorite songwriters.
Janis is a national treasure!
Beautiful!
I got chills !
Lovely voice
the rock group spooky tooth.. did a solid version of this tune in mid 1968.. with.. mike harrison & gary wright on vocals... they totally aced this timeless classic !!
Brilliant.
She still has that brilliant clear voice ...
fantastic!
Timeless
I've been there it's must be love it's be real or leave it bee.
Terrific!